Actress Hayden Panetierre has been open about her struggle with postpartum depression. In fact, her Nashville character Juliette Barnes was going through it simultaneously.

Now that she's reached the other side of that giant parenting hurdle, Hayden, 27, told Good Morning America host Lara Spencer that she thinks her experience has made her a better parent.

"It takes you a while. You feel off. You don't feel like yourself," she said. "But you know, women are so resilient, and that's the incredible thing about them.

"I think I'm all the stronger for it. I think I'm a better mom because of it, because you never take that connection for granted."

Hayden and her partner, Ukranian professional boxer Wladimir Wladimirowitsch Klitschko, 40, welcomed their first child, daughter Kaya, in December of 2014. The following October, People magazine confirmed she had entered rehab for postpartum-depression treatment.

At the time, Hayden tweeted: "Feeling like I'm #finally coming back in to my own body!mother #daughter #blessing #wellworthit @bonesthenskin".

In May of last year, she revealed that she was still suffering from depression.

"The postpartum depression I have been experiencing has impacted every aspect of my life," she explained on Twitter. "Rather than stay stuck due to unhealthy coping mechanisms I have chosen to take time to reflect holistically on my health and life. Wish me luck!"